Mad About Rock

  MAN WITH A MISSION and milet will collaborate on ‘Kizuna no Kiseki’, a new song for the opening of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba –Swordsmith Village Arc-. The new television series is scheduled to start from April 2023. The new opening track was announced through the on-screen event, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba –To the Swordsmith Village- World Tour in Japanese theatres, which comes ahead of the new television series in April. The song surprised fans in the first episode of the Swordsmith Village Arc and the news spread instantly through social media. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- World Tour is formed of Episodes 10 and 11 from the Entertainment District Arc and Episode 1 of the new Swordsmith Village Arc. It will begin showing in Japan before hitting theatres in more than 80 countries around the world. Regarding the song MAN WITH A MISSION’s Jean-Ken Johnny (guitar / vocals / rap) says, “We are honoured to be part of the opening track for this ex...

Japanese rock band BAND-MAID have just unleashed a video for their new single "Different". The song is officially released December 2nd and  will be available on all the usual subscription platforms, visit here:  https://maid.lnk.to/different Check out the video for "Different"below: The single is going to be the opening theme song to "Log Horizon Entaku Houkai", an anime on NHK starting January 13th 2021. "Different" will be showcased for the first time ever on 12/13 (Sun) for "BAND-MAID ONLINE OKYU-JI"! This will be the first-ever full-scale OKYU-JI show streamed entirely online. Tickets are on sale now: https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/376042 The archival stream is back for the OKYU-JI show from July 23rd (Thu): https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/376043 Their new album titled “Unseen World” is due for release January 20th 2021. For early-bird deals and format option visit for more details: https://bandmaid.tokyo/contents/372103 Chec...

  Band-Maid is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013. I was lucky enough to witness their first-ever European live performance in the UK back in 2016 (check out my review of their show: https://www.madaboutrock.co.uk/2016/06/band-maid-mcm-comic-con-live.html ) so I thought I would look into what the band are up to now and what good timing as they have just announced a new album titled “Unseen World” which is due for release January 20th 2021. It looks like the band have come far since I saw them in 2016! Check out this live video of 'DOMINATION' which covers the final show of their "WORLD DOMINATION TOUR [SHINKA] PRESENTED BY LIVEDAM Ai" at Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 14th 2020: Ahead of the upcoming album, they are unleashing their first single taken from it on December 2nd 2020 called 'Different' which will be used as the opening theme song for anime "Log Horizon: Entaku Kaigi". Check out the first look at the CD: There are already so...

Finnish symphonic power metal band EVERFROST's second full-length album "Winterider" is finally out now as of September 6th via Rockshots Records. In celebration of the release, the band is sharing their new anime-inspired video 'Actraiser' here . EVERFROST's new album 'Winterider' features 10 songs of winter spiced melodic metal elevated to the extreme this time around! The tracklisting includes the band's first ballad, their fastest song to date and the first EVERFROST epic, clocking in at over 10 minutes. The album is a unique undertaking for a metal/rock band, as it combines of a fully coherent manga comic and a conceptual album. The story features characters from their debut album "Blue Eyed Emotion", and takes them on a desperate journey to survive a never-ending winter! This type of album has never been attempted before, and the band is pulling out all the stops to provide you with a truly unique experience in the wo...